The way up to heaven and other stories

"'Man from the South', takes us to Jamaica. Some naval cadets and some young girls are gathered round a hotel swimming pool. An elderly gentleman offers a harmless little bet to one of the young boys - harmless? 'Skin' is the story of an old man with a painting by a famous artist tattooed on his back. He gets an attractive offer from an art dealer - but how can the man be separated from his pain ting? After thirty years of married life Fate offers an obedient housewife the opportunity to free herself from a bullying husband and send him on his ""Way up to heaven'. Mrs. Bixby's lover, in parting from her gives her an expensive mink coat. How can she explain this gift to her husband?"